POPPO'S TAQUERIA

1033 CENTRAL AVE, ST. PETERSBURG, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6217918. 11 inspection visits from 2023-07-21 to 2026-07-09.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-09: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-07-25)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-07-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	1.13	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-02-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.15
2025-07-25	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	2	4		5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-25	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	2	6	1.15	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.27	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	7	1.27	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-05-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	1		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	6	9	1.55	12 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	1.55	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-21	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	5		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.